Trade War Lab Mercatus Center Research Collaboration

This research collaboration between the Trade War Lab and researchers at the Mercatus Center informs current policy debates on the tariff exclusion process and Chinese economic statecraft. Researchers will explore the determinants of tariff exclusion success. Researchers will also extend the existing Policy Change Index to predict Chinese economic sanctions using Trade War Lab data.

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

KU Trade War Lab

Principal Investigator

Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science

Christine McDaniel, senior research fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Weifeng Zhong, senior research fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Project Dates

June 2022 – June 2023


Funding Agency